elecgraystone
First Post
It's not bad as long as you make grabbing a focus of your character. A human brutal rogue with an 16 strength can start off with garrote training and improved grab. So you start off with a grab attack that's +7 vs ref and deals 1d4+3 (plus sneak attack if possible). Then every round after that you just spend a minor action to keep having combat advantage.The garrote is just too weak.
+7 isn't bad at all for an attack against ref at first level. Pick up wrestler's gloves (+1) or grizzly gauntlets (+3) for extra bonuses.